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Adrian Donoghue PRO

12 years ago

I've never quite got my head around using the PS vanishing point filter. I have a creative shot in mind where I know I will have to use it. Have members got some tips on how it is used, and also some examples?

Adrian

Phyllis Clarke CREW

12 years ago — Moderator

Adrian..I sure hope someone answers because I never got it either...and I have pages and pages of information from Photoshop User..but it always seems so complicated. Thanks for posting this.

Phyl

Phyllis Clarke CREW

12 years ago — Moderator

Adrian...there are some teachers I find better than others.

She is outstanding..and a good writer...one tutorial from her on Vanishing point..

Katrin Eismann (all her teaching work is exceptional)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ge9pAyvec

This one from Adobe is detailed and very good on the grid....issues..I watched it...But it only focuses on the details of working with a grid...which seems quite important. :)

But it cuts off after that not showing what you can do with it...but it is worth watching...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk3m8Cvb6Qw

It seems there are too many tutorials on this filter...so yes it would be great to see a project someone did. ))

Phyl

Deleted User

12 years ago

It's somewhat complicated but not really that bad. Would help to know what you're trying to do with it.

It basically creates 3d grids in perspective and allows you to do certain functions on the planes defined by those grids.

You can copy a object and paste it into the perspective defined by the grid. You can paint or clone on the planes defined by the grids.

etc.

Phyllis Clarke CREW

12 years ago — Moderator

Clyde ...for me your question is hard to answer ...because without knowing what it does do ...I don't know what I can do...and therefore what I want to do.

That sounds a bit dizzy. :)

I have read so many of the VP tuts in Photohsop User ...and from the Kelby boys...but when it then I don't know how to apply it in a creative way in my photos...I remember following along their stuff with their photos and practicing..but then I was not sure what I could do with it - with my photos.

I think that is because I never got a basic understanding of all of what it can do. So I just abandoned it.

I think what I would love to do is to make surreal type objects inside a photo. But I am basically open...to any use of it.

Do you have any photos where you actually used it...and have a before/after...

Thanks Phyl

Deleted User

12 years ago

My question was mostly aimed at Adrian, the OP. He is the one that said he had a project where he was thinking of using it. So I assumed he knew enough about the capabilities to be able to answer the question.

I's a pretty specialized tool and I'm not sure it applies to most general photo editing situations.

No, I've never used it for photography. I have used it to place objects into perspective to match a perspective already defined in a comp by some object or shape. Nothing of that is really handy.

This vid is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXkzCVPE2Tc

Phyllis Clarke CREW

12 years ago — Moderator

Thanks Clyde. Maybe Adrian will be able to explain further what he wants to use it for.

Phyllis

Anna Golitsyna

12 years ago

This vid is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXkzCVPE2Tc

Indeed, very good!

Adrian Donoghue PRO

12 years ago

Thanks Phyl, Clyde and Anna

I'll check out those resources, I want to use it for a repeating object to 'fade' into the horizon.

I assume Ben has used it on a lot of his pics, e.g.

http://1x.com/photo/51529/all:user:11099

Let me know if this is the case Ben, I would appreciate some technical feedback, and also any other examples of this technique.

Adrian

Deleted User

12 years ago

Thanks Phyl, Clyde and Anna

I'll check out those resources, I want to use it for a repeating object to 'fade' into the horizon.

I assume Ben has used it on a lot of his pics, e.g.

http://1x.com/photo/51529/all:user:11099

Let me know if this is the case Ben, I would appreciate some technical feedback, and also any other examples of this technique.

Adrian

Yes, Adrian, that is exactly what it is good for. Watch the movie I posted a link to. He shows you exactly how to do what you are looking for.

Clyde

Adrian Donoghue PRO

12 years ago

That's great Clyde, thanks

Phyllis Clarke CREW

12 years ago — Moderator

That's great Clyde, thanks

Great question Adrian. Ben yes..if you have any tips that is great..and yes I will keep watching videos..

Phyl

han b. janssensa

12 years ago

Adrian

Hello Adrian,

Maybe I can help. I use VP quite often. Mostly to do some (humorous?) effects.

For instance this example: I took a photo of a talented musian, studying at Antwerp Music Academy. I took a photo of the big wall outside the OperaHouse in Brussels. Optimised them in LightRoom, brought them in Photoshop CS6.

Here is the workflow to make these photos in a VP compo.

Select the portrait photo (CtrL+A) and copy (C)

Select the OperaHouse photo and make a new Layer (Shift+CtrL+N)

Then Open VanishingPoint under Filters or CtrL+ALT+V

Click C and select a rectangle (always in blue)

CrtL+V brings the portraitphoto in

Click T and hold Shift+ALT to resize and constrain proportions

Then click ENTER. Now tweak with BlendModes and opacity.

Good luck. Hope you have fun ans success!

Adrian Donoghue PRO

12 years ago

Thanks for that feedback Han, really useful, can you give us a link to that picture so we all can see?

Regards,

Adrian

han b. janssensa

12 years ago

Thanks for that feedback Han, really useful, can you give us a link to that picture so we all can see?

Regards,

Adrian

It's on my 1x site

Ben Goossens ✝ PRO

12 years ago

Thanks Phyl, Clyde and Anna

I'll check out those resources, I want to use it for a repeating object to 'fade' into the horizon.

I assume Ben has used it on a lot of his pics, e.g.

http://1x.com/photo/51529/all:user:11099

Let me know if this is the case Ben, I would appreciate some technical feedback, and also any other examples of this technique.

Adrian

Hi Adrian,

I didn't used Vanishing point for this image.

The perspective from the floor was create with the KPT 3 filter "Planar tilling".

This filter doesn't work anymore with Mac Os Snow leopard... so when I still have do it, I used the transformation tools (or I use PS3 on my MackBookPro in Roseta, those old (interesting) filter still work there.)

The eye panels was made with the transformation tool "perspective"... to place them exact I added help lines on a layer.

P.S.:I learned, to obtain a result in PS there are many different ways.

Best, ben

Adrian Donoghue PRO

12 years ago

Thanks for that great feedback Ben, there's more than one way to skin a cat!

Adrian